US President Barack Obama was advised that his visit to the energy firm Solyndra, which later went bankrupt, could come back to haunt him, newly released emails show.

Residents of a Colombian town call for the release of the 10-year-old daughter of the local mayor, who was abducted on Thursday.

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says change is taking place in Burma but warns it is not clear how far reform will go.

Shares in American Airlines' parent company have closed down by 33% on fears the airline may have to seek bankruptcy protection.

The US Senate votes in favour of debating currency laws in a bid to pressure China to allow the yuan to appreciate.

Eurozone ministers delay a decision on giving Greece the next instalment of bailout cash, after Athens fails to meet this year's deficit target.

Jurors at the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray have been told the singer was clinically dead when he arrived in hospital in 2009.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai is starting a key visit to India on the back of worsening relations with Pakistan.